Driving a Mercedes E320 CDI (S211) on a rainy day

[@adamflower1715]

This is such an awesome car. I have an almost-exact 1:18 diecast model of this W211 (E320, but not a CDI, lighter wood panels, and LHD). These cars are so attractive and both the sedan and wagon (sorry, estate!) look equally beautiful. I was considering an E420 CDI, but it was too expensive.

[@E34Benzin]

Thanks a lot! What's the manufacturer making the diecast model? It would be nice to have the small version (1:18 or 1:43) of the 1:1 car. haha I absolutely love the car, it's so cool, economical and practical, while being a joy to drive. The estate version was a must for me since I was looking for a car in which I can fit all my tools and car parts with ease, but the sedans are also very nice and more elegant. The RHD contributed to getting a low price for a good condition 211, and to be honest I don't really notice it after getting used to it (it's weird af at first though lol). The only think I didn't like that much is the fact that it lacks Airmatic and has the sports suspension, which makes it ride harsher, but god does it look good with that stance and handles like a dream with this setup! Can't complain really. The E400 and E420 CDI are unicorns.haha It's the only E segment car with a V8 diesel, very cool. But your F segment 740d E38 is one of the coolest cars out there too, that's for sure. 😎

[@adamflower1715]

@@E34Benzin It's Kyosho and mine's even 's for sale if you want it, haha. I have a 1:18 scale of the W211 and 1:43 models of the previous gen. wagons. Wagons are extremely useful. I have a Fiat Croma and ever since starting to use my E38 a daily I recognize the shortcomings of sedans either when grocery shopping or road trips. I command you on driving a RHD car. I can barely feel comfortable taking the bus when visiting the UK!

[@E34Benzin]

@@adamflower1715 Mmm, interesting. How much do you want for it? Do you have a link to the sale? I've checked it out and it's the Elegance version, but I guess it's as close as I can get to a replica of my 1:1 car. xD To me it's the opposite, I've always had sedans and gotten used to their limitations, but now I can see how useful wagons are. They make so much sense. haha It's weird but once your brain gets used to RHD you don't even think about it and feels normal. I even like it more that way because it's different, but it also has its limitations in a LHD country.

[@adamflower1715]

@@E34Benzin Hmm, maybe my comment got blocked due to the ebay link. Let me know if you can't see it. I'm really into diecast cars and with enough 3D resin printing and painting you can make any model look just like yours. I have a resin printer, so if there are any additional items to print that you have 3D models for, I'm down. But making it a RHD would be quite a challenge.

[@E34Benzin]

@@adamflower1715 Yes, it must have gotten blocked because I can't see it. Maybe if you copy it with spaces I can see it and then copy past it into the URL bar. Wow, that would be awesome! But too much work I guess, I don't mind having the LHD version even if it's not 100% accurate to mine. The Avantgarde look would be cool too, but I guess is good enough as the model is. The wheels should be changed, also the front grill and interior wood to match the Avantgarde instead of the Elegance.